Collection	Winnebago County Historical Commission
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print of Staff Sergeant Edward A. Van Ravenstein.
Event	World War II
Medium	Photographic Paper
Notes	Bust view of Staff Sergeant Edward A. Van Ravenstein. He is wearing a service uniform and hat. He wears Distinctive Unit Badges on his lapels. Edward A. Van Ravenstein was from Oshkosh, WI, the son of Adrian and Minnie Van Ravenstein. He entered the Army during World War II and was trained as a crewman on B-17s. He flew fifteen bombing missions over Europe. While on a bombing mission over Kiel, Germany on May 15, 1943 his B-17 "F. D. R." was shot down. Seven parachutes were seen to open as the plane went down. He was then listed as Missing in Action. A year later he was officially declared Killed in Action. He was presented the Purple Heart and Air Medal with oak leaf cluster posthumously.
Object ID	P2005.20.37
Object Name	Print, Photographic
People	Van Ravenstein, Edward A.
Print size	5" x 7"
Subjects	Portrait photographs Male World War II Casualties United States Army Air Force European Theater of Operations Bombers
Title	Staff Sergeant Edward A. Van Ravenstein
Year Range from	1942
Year range to	1943

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